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PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO’S APPROVAL RATING NOW AT RECORD-BREAKING 99 PERCENT

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imageManila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Filipinos’ lovefest with movies, actors and film awards is no secret. From politics to gossip columns, actors have a special place in everyone’s heart. Actors become politicians. Politicians turn into great actors.

A new nationwide poll shows that Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino’s approval rating has gone up in just the last week to an unprecedented 99 percent, the highest ever rating for any president anywhere in the world.

Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda attributed the sudden jump in Aquino’s rating to the release of film trailers and posters of a new film featuring the president and his embattled Budget Secretary Florencio Abad. The 3-D film is co-produced by the Presidential Communications Group and the Office of Budget and Management.

The Aquino administration is in the middle of a big controversy regarding its use of  the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) or non-discretionary funds for questionable projects. The Philippine Supreme Court recently ruled that Aquino’s actions were unconstitutional. Abad tendered his resignation as a result of the controversy , but Aquino stood by his man and refused to accept the resignation.

The new film, “Himala” (Miracle), is about the hocus pocus that both men engaged in with regards to the discretionary funds. It is a true-to-life story about the bond that exists between employer and employee.  Critics were unanimous in predicting that the film will win the major awards in the  ongoing Kasinungalingan Film Festival in Metro Manila.  Both Aquino and Abad are contenders for the best actor award.

Ironically, “Himala” is also the title of a previous award-winning film starring Nora Aunor whose nomination for the honor of National Artist was snubbed by Aquino.

 

 

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‘HOT COP OF CASTRO’ PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

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San Francisco Filipino American designer Michael Bello with the 'Hot Cop of Castro' (Photo courtesy of Bello's selfie)
San Francisco Filipino American designer Michael Bello with the ‘Hot Cop of Castro’ (Photo courtesy of Bello’s selfie)

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Everyone wants a photo with Chris Kohrs, and television stations want an interview with him.

Kohrs, of course, is the ‘Hot Cop of Castro,’ the San Francisco police officer whose photos have gone viral and whose recently-created Facebook fan page has generated over 25,000 ‘likes’ and counting.  His hot photos – in and out of his police uniform – have created a frenzy never before seen in the gay Castro district or elsewhere. He is constantly being pursued in the streets by fans, gay and straight alike.

A memorandum from the San Francisco Police Department, obtained by The Adobo Chronicles, shows that Kohrs has been placed on paid administrative leave because of his growing popularity.  A spokesperson for SFPD says that the department was left with no choice but to take this action because Kohrs can no longer perform his regular duties due to the mounting requests for media interviews as well as the wave of photo requests he gets from fans while patroling the streets of San Francisco.

SFPD is confident that Kohrs’ popularity will eventually wind down, and at that point, the administrative sanction will be lifted.

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JOAN RIVERS’ NEW BOOK BREAKS ALL BEST SELLER RECORDS

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imageNew York, NY (The Adobo Chronicles) – ‘Diary of a Mad Diva’ is the title of a new book by comedian and fashion police Joan Rivers, and it has broken all existing records for bestselling books.

The book is number one in the bestselling lists of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, People Magazine, Time, AARP Magazine, Congressional Quarterly, The Onion, and even the Guinness Book of World Records.

Thanks to the publicity stunt Rivers did during a live interview on CNN where she stormed out of the set in protest of what she called anchor Fredricka Whitfield’s ‘negative questions.’

The video clip immediately went viral and resulted in a temporary shutdown of many Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram accounts.

But it was not just Rivers and her new book that benefited from the stunt. CNN’s declining ratings since the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suddenly shot up to the roof of its Atlanta headquarters.

Rival cable networks Fox and MSNBC suspect that CNN was in on the stunt.